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A few months have passed, and Song Han received an assignment during the summer vacation. The three-on-three basketball game operated by Leopard Shadow has received a good response after its trial operation in City H. The participating teams, attendance rate, and popularity all surpassed the company's expected.When Leopard Shadow was preparing to introduce the competition mode to other provinces and cities, it also received sponsorship from many brands.Seeing the sound of S listed in the "East Competition Area" on the schedule, Song Han's heart trembled first, and then he asked his colleague Xiao Jiu in puzzlement, "Isn't this competition area divided according to geographical elements?" Province S is obviously located in China northerly.

"This is divided according to the business area under the jurisdiction of the branch of the main sponsor. Province S is the market of the sponsor's Greater China East branch." Xiao Jiu said.Xiao Jiu is not small, nearly ten years older than Song Han, and his height is closer to 1.8 meters. He used to play a setter in a professional volleyball league.She came to the company five years earlier than Song Han, and after getting along for a few months, she recognized Song Han's ability. As the leader of the expatriate team, she called Song Han by name.

"Province S is a province with a large population, which is several times the resident population of our city H. Basketball leagues at all levels have been operating very well in recent years, but they don't have much money to hire outstanding foreign players. Every year, they belong to the top professional leagues. The kind that has no worries about relegation and no hope of winning the championship. Mainly, the talent reserve is abundant." Xiao Jiu blinked, "I have an old teammate who is now in charge of the special sports enrollment program of the University of Science and Technology, and recruited top-notch students for several college student league programs. Some athletes, let me go to Province S this time to help save some time."

"If the athlete's performance is not up to the standard, can the back door be opened?" Songhan somehow thought of the girl from Gecun, but if she can keep this grade, she doesn't need to rely on special tricks.

"That won't work. I have to meet the cut-off points for special physical education and culture courses. I'm just looking for a few first, and I'll advertise first. After all, the scholarship of the University of Science and Technology is still attractive." Going back to E University to study for graduate school, "Speaking of studying, Song Han, I really don't want you to let you go back to school to waste those three years."

"Then please ask Minister Ninth to give me a part-time job opportunity. I will run to you after class." Song Han joked, after putting down the episode of Province S, she devoted herself to her new job and became very interested in this line of work. .

"How many games of basketball are you going to play after get off work today?" Xiao Jiu asked Songhan to participate in the company's weekend sports team building that started in the evening.

"Okay." Song Han thought that she and Zhilan would have time to talk on the phone in the evening, "But I'm a substitute today, and I have some things to deal with."

"Do you still want to report to your boyfriend?" Xiao Jiu smiled and picked up the computer and left the conference room, "You should do your work first."

In fact, Zhilan is also very busy this year. She participated in a start-up project of a brother in China and became the project linker in the UK.But what she can't shake is that she has to make a video call with Song Han almost every day.Songhan doesn't like the word "report", and also said that Zhilan doesn't have to tell herself everything.Zhilan pondered for a while and then agreed.Then they didn't contact each other for three days.Zhilan was sulking, Songhan understood.

Songhan is not good at expressing full emotion.Sometimes she envies that Zhilan can act like a baby with her parents, and can also express her anger or expectation directly.She is different, she has lived carefully since she was a child: the little girl who was taken care of by her grandparents before her parents divorced knew that adults would be happy if she said something, and she would be reprimanded if she said something.Later, after living with my mother, I was taught, "We are girls. You have no background. If you don't do anything, your mother can't ask for someone. Grandpa and grandma can't help when they are old."

What is "exit".In the first decade or so ago, it was good for children to be admitted to the top universities or go directly to the United Kingdom and the United States to get a scholarship to study.After graduation, it is also promising to be an executive in Wall Street or to be an executive in China.No matter how bad it is, staying in the local area after graduating from university and entering the "Big Four" can be regarded as a pass with [-] yuan.Songhan asked Zhilan, who was from a wealthy family, what is her future?

Zhilan stared innocently at Songhan with her kitten-like round eyes, "I don't know, my parents never told me I have to do something." , she stayed in the country because she didn't like it.When Song Han in high school was seriously preparing for the questions, Zhi Lan would take time to go to the NBA game site on weekends and visit NASA by the way.In fact, Zhilan can go to the best university without taking the college entrance examination. Because of some chance, she used the status of an "international student" to stay in City H to study, and was complained by her parents about why she chose University E and whether she should go to Beijing to study. Those two are fine too.Zhilan said, "My family supports what I am interested in learning, but they never said what I must learn."

Songhan and Zhilan, who are single parents, are not on the same runway at all.She is following the orthodox "progress" path, while Zhilan is one of the very few.Zhilan became her university classmate in order to be with Songhan in the same city.She knew that Song Han had been tempted by her former teacher, but she persevered to impress Song Han.

Song Han dialed Zhilan's phone number, and it took a long time for the other end to say unhappy, "I'm not a long-winded person. If you think I'm long-winded, I'll just be quiet for a few days."

"I don't dislike your long-windedness." Song Han is good at reading various treatises and making impromptu statements, but he is clumsy at this time, "I think you are very busy, and so am I. I think this will interfere with us."

"Is it disturbing you?" Zhilan hit the nail on the head, "I'm not afraid of being disturbed, I want to see you." Zhilan became happy after hearing Songhan's response, "I'm coming back from summer vacation, let's meet my parents and your mother How about it?"

Song Han was shocked by her decision, "Why?"

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Ever since he was a child, Song Han has had a sober and repressed consciousness: he must not make his mother unhappy.So you have to work hard to get good grades, go to the best university in H City, and maybe go to a doctorate after you are recommended for graduate school... and then go to a college to do a job that can pass on the family tradition in a serious way.According to the setting of many parents in H City, the family pays a down payment to buy a small house, and it's over after getting married, having children and repaying the mortgage.

Song Han has been unwilling to face the matter of coming out of the closet, and she can't imagine her mother's reaction.Zhilan's suggestion made her tremble with fear.Compared to that Ge Yanzi in Ge Village who came home crying, Song Han felt that he was just a local swallow in H City.Songhan has done the three most independent things in his life: choosing a major in college, falling in love with Zhilan, and going to S province to support teaching.But she wasn't ready to just take her girlfriend's hand and tell the world.

On the plane to the provincial capital of S province, Songhan was unhappy because of this dispute with Zhilan.She stared boredly at the time-travel drama stored on the IPAD. After accidentally clicking pause, she didn't know how to continue. She stared blankly at the screen for an unknown period of time. Her earphones were taken off by Xiao Jiu at the side.Xiao Jiu has a pair of eyebrows and eyes that can see through people's hearts, "Unhappy?"

"It's okay." Song Han turned off the iPad to talk to her boss. She would not talk about her personal affairs, so she asked Xiao Jiu another question that she had been thinking about for many days, "Do you think our industry requires a high degree?" She asked Hesitating whether to go on to graduate school or not.After all, this graduate student is what my mother wanted her to study.

"Look where to study. The graduate students of E University have high gold content, although they are not as high as undergraduates." Xiao Jiu joked, "From the perspective of professional resume or as a starting point, it is not a bad thing for a child from an ordinary family to have multiple master's degrees. Even if you When you enter the system in the future, your salary and rating will be better." She stretched her waist, "Besides, you are also ready to work part-time in my team while you are studying in graduate school." Song Han was deeply moved by her words .

"Right now, the basketball league in province S is meant to be held only for men, and women can wait until they are mature. But let's get a general idea of ​​the situation of male and female athletes first." She turned the conversation to work.

"Because the marketization of the men's league is easier to promote?" Songhan thought of this reason, and somehow he thought of the basketball girls in Gecun.

"That's right." Although Xiao Jiu is a woman, she temporarily put aside her gender considerations at work, "No matter what professional league, men have a wider audience than women. Most popular sports, such as football and basketball, are male players. It is actually very simple to stand out, as long as you are outstanding in China. Female athletes need to achieve achievements on a higher level international platform to win attention and endorsement." This is a fact, Song Han nodded, "Indeed, the top women in China Athletes, such as Li Na, would not have such great influence if they only won the National Games championship. Her commercial value will be greatly improved after winning the French Open championship. Or go to the Olympics to win the championship.”

"No, foreign monks like to chant scriptures." Xiao Jiu said.

"It's a foreign nun who likes to recite scriptures." Song Han raised his eyebrows, thinking of the Guangci Temple behind Gecun.I thought of Ge Cun several times today, but the memories that I thought had faded became particularly vivid.She rubbed her temples, "I was teaching in a village in province S last year, and I met a student..." Song Han, who didn't like to talk about personal matters, chatted with Xiao Jiu about Ge Hua on the plane.

I don't want Xiao Jiu to be particularly interested, "This physical fitness is not simple. It just so happens that this time we will establish cooperation with every municipal sports school in Province S, and maybe we can find out some news about this child. Why are you so interested in this child?" Because of her physical and technical talent, or because of her background?"

Song Han pursed his lips and thought for a while, "Probably because she is the one who can't get ahead in a small village because of her gender, so she must go out to overlook her hometown." Ge Hua's younger brother Erkang didn't have to work hard. To Zhang Luo to buy a house.And Ge Yanzi is likely to face Zao's family, Ge Hua almost dropped out of school, how hard must he work to get out of there?Like the gender asymmetry in athlete returns they mentioned.

After a long while, Xiao Jiu could only nod, "Fortunately, I practiced volleyball back then, so this is considered a successful project."

"But, reincarnation is not a project." Xiao Jiu's next words made Song Han silent.